tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8552034844985241252024-02-07T21:14:52.748-08:00Lifelearning in TaidongKLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-74760641234090139212016-07-04T04:37:00.003-07:002016-07-04T04:47:34.889-07:00Our 2016 homeschooling videoI'm going to pause my updates on our trip to the US to say...We are on the other side of end of year homeschool reporting!! Yay!<br />
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I don't know why I get so nervous about it; the government officials that oversee all Taitung County homeschooling families are very supportive and accommodating. But somewhere deep inside, I wonder: "Will this year be different? Will they suddenly decide to look very closely and discover that we didn't accomplish even half of what we so foolishly aspired to do? Will they close their folders and announce, 'I'm sorry, but your kids must enter the school system this year. You, as parents/teachers, have failed.'?"<br />
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Well, for this year's reporting, we did fail...to get our video to work. But no matter. We still had a slideshow. And they didn't seem to mind. They are so nice! We finally got it working, though. I'll post it here for the record (since this is a homeschooling blog after all).<br />
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We spent the first few days in New York with Sara and Emmanuel. I haven't felt culture shock for years, but I think that's what I was experiencing in this magical, mysterious land.</div>
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But first, I need to mention a part of the journey that the kids and I anticipated almost, ALMOST as much as the destination. Do all MK's love flying? My memories are of KLM Airlines. Many hours of yummy food, a movie!, and fun little toys for kids. The glow of my fond memories rubbed off onto J,A and L, so now they love it too. </div>
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All the girl cousins squished in a corner, enjoying togetherness.</div>
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I think we had just come back from taking Evelyn to school. We are right outside S and E's apt in Brooklyn. This corner is the best corner in NY, in my humble opinion. It's so alive with sunlight, space, cute shops, and fascinating people.</div>
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Emmanuel took us up to the roof to see the skyline. I think he's showing Joseph the Statue of Liberty.</div>
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Anna delighted in being a mom to Andrew...</div>
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...and Lenore. She loves to nurture.</div>
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Sara actually let us take the two youngest cousins out and about with us while she went to the dentist! We went to the library, and then back home. We did it!</div>
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We went to see Ground Zero. Beautiful. We took the subway. Scary.</div>
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Even Ken fell under Andrew's spell. That grimace is a grimace of affection.</div>
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Those few days were so cozy, exciting, strange, relaxing, exhilarating, and fun!KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-60302159740841091592016-01-06T06:05:00.002-08:002016-01-06T06:05:56.644-08:00Good times in NY and Lanky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We spent a glorious month in the States with family in November (sans tour group. But I'm still holding onto that dream...) I need to record as many memories as possible before they fade. But not tonight. I need to go to sleep.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Amish, a
people group whose ways of living incite fascination in all who have the
opportunity of seeing them, first settled in Lancaster in the 1720’s. In an
effort to escape religious persecution in Europe, and separate themselves from
the modern world, they immigrated to the United States. Finding a home in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, they slowly began to establish a way of life that
still continues today.</span> </div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">阿米希人</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">他們的生活方式如此令世人所嚮往</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">當時為了</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">躲</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">避宗教的迫害而由歐洲輾轉移居至美國蘭卡斯特郡</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">, </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">從此他們以賓州的蘭卡斯特郡為他們真正的家</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">並且遠離外面現代化的世界</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">他們深度</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">內</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">化的純樸生活一直不斷的延續至今</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is this
way of life that baffles many. The Amish believe in a life of simplicity and
hard work. They use neither electricity nor modern machinery in their daily
living. Horse drawn buggies are sufficient for most of their transportation
needs. Families work side by side on
farms, and in shops – continuing steadily to live out a heritage passed on
through countless generations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">阿米希人主張生活簡單以及努力工作</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">他們的日常生活不使用任何電力及現代化的機器設備</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">. </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">馬車就足</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">夠</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">應付平日的交通運輸需求了</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">While the
Amish are the main attraction of tourists to Lancaster, a close second is the
myriad of retail and entertainment choices that this county has to offer. Lancaster
is home to countless shopping malls and outlets. It boasts of a variety of
restaurants, museums, outdoor markets, theaters, amusement parks and much more.
The juxtaposition of Lancaster’s rich heritage and booming commercial sector
guarantees that every personality will find fun and adventure in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">對外地的遊客來</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">說</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">除了阿米希文化是最大的重點之外</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">蘭卡斯特還擁有各式各樣的休閒</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">娛</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">樂選擇</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">不計其數的大型購物中心</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">聞名全球的暢貨中心</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">以及令人眼花撩亂的餐廳</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">美術館</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">露天市場</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">電影院</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">遊樂場等等</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">在蘭卡斯特的強大的觀光資源環繞下</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">相信任何外地遊客都可以在這裡體驗到一次不凡的旅程</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Having spent
several years of my childhood in Lancaster, I have experienced firsthand, the
charm of this culturally diverse land. My parents currently live in Lancaster,
and every time my family visits, we feel that we never want to leave this
paradise. My hope is that more people from Taiwan can get a taste of my
beautiful home, and to return to their homes inspired and changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">我的童年有好幾年是在蘭卡斯特度過的</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">我體驗了這裡多元文化的魅力</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">, </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">每一次我們回去看我父母</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">我都有個感覺我真的不想離開那裏</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">!!</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">我希望能有更</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">多的台灣朋友能跟我一樣可以認識我美麗的家</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">鄉</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">並且能</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">夠</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">在回到台灣時帶回</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offering an opportunity to experience Lancaster as it ought to be experienced –
with all five senses engaged, and absorbing the beauty. For five days in mid
October, we will take you on an adventure that ushers you into the very heart
of Amish living. You will see them at work and at play. You will participate in
some of their daily activities. You will taste their delicious,<span style="color: red;"> </span>nourishing cuisine. You will hear story upon story of
the adventures of simple living. (Don’t forget to bring old sneakers for
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As mentioned
above, you will also have the opportunity to enjoy the modern side of
Lancaster. You will stay at the newly renovated Hotel Lancaster in the heart of
the city. Artsy coffee shops, farmers’ markets brimming with fresh produce, theaters,
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tour, we encourage you to set all inhibitions aside, and test your English
skills in all the different settings in which you find yourselves. We will
arrange three classes of “survival” English to help you make your experience in
Lancaster richer. Though our schedule will be brimming full of activity, we
have also set aside some free time for you to venture out on your own, and
surprise yourselves with your adaptability. We will be present, but in the
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在這趟旅程中我們希望您能</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">夠拋</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">開束縛</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">盡量用您所能去展現您的美語能力</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">同時我們也安拍了三次的</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">"</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">生存</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">"</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">美語課程在旅程中</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">事前強化生活中在蘭卡斯特閒逛</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">採買</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">哈啦</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">講價時所需要的單字或是片語或是禮節</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">.......</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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雖然我們的活動行程是排得滿滿的啦 可是 仍然安排了一些自由活動的時間給您 讓您自己勇敢的去外面闖闖 使盡渾身解數用美語去表達 去聽 去看 讓您在一天結束後不由得自己佩服自己</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">........</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eager to learn about new cultures, and are not afraid to practice English in a
foreign land, consider embarking on this adventure with us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">任何熱心學習新文化,以及不怕在美國講英文的人,歡迎一起參加我們!</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are
interested in joining this adventure, here are a few pertinent details:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">如果您有興趣參加本次行程,注意事項如下:</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> -The cost of the tour is NT 89,000 </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">團費新台幣</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">$89,000</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">元</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> -We are accepting a minimum of 12, and a
maximum of 20 guests. </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">12</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">人出團,最多</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">20</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">人</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> -To secure a place, send a NT 20,000
deposit to: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">國泰世華(代號</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">013</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">) 世貿分行
活儲</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">065506021299</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">黃德建帳戶</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> Ken </span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 18.6667px; line-height: 21.4667px;">黃德建</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">/</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">0910-034-581</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><a href="mailto:tehchien@gmail.com">tehchien@gmail.com</a> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: FangSong; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: FangSong;">或</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Terry </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">王臺瑞</span><span style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">/ </span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">0933-768-583</span><span style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But first, who are we? </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">您可能很好奇我們是誰</span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;">?</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My name is
Lillian Brubaker Huang. I was born in Tanzania, East Africa, where my parents
were missionaries for over 20 years. My mother is Tanzanian, and my father
comes from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I spent most of my childhood in Tanzania,
but would return to the Lancaster with my family every few years. After
graduating from University in Virginia, I came to Taiwan to teach English for a
year. I fell in love with this country. I also fell in love with a Taiwanese
man, and was married a year later. We lived in Taipei for several years, but
after our three children were born, we decided to move south to give them a
childhood experience that they would treasure for the rest of their lives. We
now live in Chenggong, Taitung, and love it.
Though living in Chenggong is like living in paradise, I also want my
children to build memories in the other paradise – Lancaster. I want them to
spend as much time with their grandparents as possible, while there is still
time. By arranging this tour, I can both introduce Taiwanese to this wonderful
little paradise, and bring my children back to their grandparents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">我是黃力蓮,從小出生在東非的坦桑尼亞,母親是道地的坦桑尼亞黑人,父親美國白人的醫生,</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">20</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">幾歲就到坦桑尼亞宣教。父母結束長達</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">29</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年的非洲宣教,約</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">10</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">餘年前返回父親的故鄉</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">—<span lang="ZH-TW">賓州的蘭卡斯特</span>—<span lang="ZH-TW">定居。</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">我從小在教會學校長大,大學就讀於美國維吉尼亞大學,</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2002</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年到台灣學中文,</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2004</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年嫁給台灣人,搬到台灣來。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">婚後</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">7</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年我一連生了</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">3</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">個孩子,和先生一直住在台北,直到</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2012</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年前為了孩子的教育,我們舉家搬到都蘭、成功。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">不只婚後,我們家每隔</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">3</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">年會回去蘭卡斯特探望父母及親戚;即使在我的孩提時代,那是我每隔</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3<span lang="ZH-TW">年都會回去居住的故鄉。那裡不只有家人,也是以綠地聞名的小城,更是</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">的大本營。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">談起</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;">,</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">他們是</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;">、</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">3</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">百年前從德國移民來美國的清教徒,至今仍過著開馬車、不用電的古老農村生活,哈里遜福特</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast;">(Harrison Ford)</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">主演的電影「目擊者」</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">(The
witness)</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">曾出現過</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">的蹤影。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">也因為我先生對</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">有著濃厚興趣的關係,每次訪美,我們一定會去探訪</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">的朋友。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">蘭卡斯特,不論風景、人文,即使對美國人而言,都是非常受歡迎的旅遊勝地,這也是為什麼我們一家人都很喜歡回去探訪家人,同時去感受當地的大自然及人文風貌。</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">基於我們一家人的喜愛,我們也因此樂意分享給大家,呼朋引伴,一起深入蘭卡斯特,深入</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Amish</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">的文化。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><u><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Terry<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">朋友們大家好!我是王臺瑞。</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">1996</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">年畢業於法國巴黎應用美術學院珠寶設計製作系。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">2011</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">年時舉家由台北天母島內移民至台東線東河鄉,距離力蓮家約</span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">25</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">公里,由於我們兩家搬到台東的時間差不多,孩子年齡都相仿,因此成了好朋友好鄰居,都喜歡自己種花種菜種水果,也一樣喜歡自己做無添加化學物的麵包餅乾蛋糕給家人吃。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">我很喜愛旅行,喜愛學習新事物</span>,<span lang="ZH-TW">我的副業和外子一樣是領有國家證照的導遊,那天跟力蓮聊天,得知她將在十月中帶著老公孩子回美國賓州蘭卡斯特郡的娘家,哦</span>…<span lang="ZH-TW">!蘭卡斯特ㄟ</span>....!<span lang="ZH-TW">傳說中那綠色草原的故鄉,還有阿米希,阿米希,電影證人裡面目擊兇殺案的六歲阿米希小男孩!是多麼聰明勇敢啊</span>…<span lang="ZH-TW">多麼想看到真正的阿米希人,世人眼中如此簡單樸實善良正直勇敢的阿米希人!!</span></span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">於是冒昧的向她提出趁這難得的機會,想陪她回娘家</span>.......</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> “<span lang="ZH-TW">跟力蓮回娘家</span>”<span lang="ZH-TW">的想法在幾次縝密的討論後終於書面化了</span>,<span lang="ZH-TW">我相信很多朋友會對我們這次的行程很感興趣,但是對我們來說,能夠好好的玩,慢慢的說,深深的感覺才是我們想追求的,人數及價格並不是我們的重點,因此我們希望總人數能控制在</span></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">20</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="background: white; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">人以內。</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">以下是我們五天行程</span></b><b><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">:</span></b><b><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Thursday, Oct 15* </span><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">15 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期四</span></b><b>*</b></div>
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early morning - check everyone in at hotel </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">清晨到達酒店</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and freshen up </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">稍作休息</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">16 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期五</span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> </span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.centralmarketlancaster.com/"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://www.centralmarketlancaster.com/</span></a><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Lunch at Central Market </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">午餐在中央市</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">場</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">上課了</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Roam around the city</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">自己亂逛</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">*</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Dates and schedule details are subject to minor changes due to hotel
and airline reservation considerations</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">.</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> </span><span style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #373e4d; font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">實際出發日期及行程時間將可能依照機票及酒店預訂情況而有些微調動或是更</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="color: #373e4d; font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU;">改</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> </span><span style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Go to a play at the Sight and Sound Theater at
6:30 </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">音影院</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Saturday, Oct <b>17 </b></span><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">17 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期六</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">English
class </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">上英文課了</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Go to a farm to feed animals and milk cows </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">擠牛奶</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Questrial-Regular;">!!</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> </span><a href="http://farmlandfun.com/tours"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://farmlandfun.com/tours</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Lunch at Miller’s Smorgasbord </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">有</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">夠</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">讚午餐</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.millerssmorgasbord.com/reservations-for-large-parties.php"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://www.millerssmorgasbord.com/reservations-for-large-parties.php</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Shopping at Tanger outlets </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">瞎拼於世界知名的暢貨中心</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.tangeroutlet.com/"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://www.tangeroutlet.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Continue shopping at Park City </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">繼續瞎拼</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://www.parkcitycenter.com/
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Supper at Park City food court </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">美食廣場吃晚餐
秀英文</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Sunday,
Oct 18 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">18 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期日</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Free day
</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">放牛吃草 如魚得水</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Optional - join Lillian for church service<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">今天星期天您也可以跟著力蓮去教堂</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Find lunch in the city </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">市區吃午餐</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Barbeque at Lillian’s parents’ home </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">在麗蓮家</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Questrial-Regular;">BBQ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Monday, Oct 19
</span><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">19 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期一</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial Black","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Miesse Candy Tour 10 am </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">美國老牌</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"<span lang="ZH-TW">蜜西</span>"<span lang="ZH-TW">製糖廠參觀</span></span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">http://www.miessecandies.com/tours.php<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Lunch in the city individually </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">市區午餐</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Lancaster City walking tour 1:00 pm </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">蘭卡斯特老城步行之旅</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.historiclancasterwalkingtour.com/">http://www.historiclancasterwalkingtour.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">Free time</span><span style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">放牛吃草
如魚得水</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">Evening meal
together, farewells, and departure instructions</span>
<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">順便</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">說</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">再見</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">Tuesday, Oct 20</span></b><b> </b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">十月</span></b><b><span style="font-family: Arial-Black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial-Black; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">20 </span></b><b><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">星期一</span></b><b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">Breakfast</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">早</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">餐</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">Departure </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">出發</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;"> </span><span style="font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Andalus;">___________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">More details about the trip below</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">: </span></u></b><b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Century Gothic";">詳情如下</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;">:</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b><br />
<b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "PMingLiU","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: PMingLiU; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><br /></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Our
group size will be between 12 and 20 guests.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">我們不是市場觀光團 所以希望人數能控制在</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">12~</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">20</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">人以</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialUnicodeMS;">內
</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">並且會盡速開票</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> -The
cost of the entire tour, including flight, hotel, most meals, and all
activities will come to:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">NT 89,900 per guest<span style="color: red;"> </span>NT 89,900</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> per guest<span lang="ZH-TW">團費</span></span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">89,900</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">包含來回機票 酒店 絕大部份三餐 以及所有參
觀行程之門票入場券</span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-To ensure smooth processing of reservations,
we require a NT 20,000 deposit before September 15. Please wire deposits to<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">行程確認,請預繳部分團費</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">$20,000</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">元</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">國泰世華(代號</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">013</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">) </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">世貿分行 活儲</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">065506021299 </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">黃德建帳戶</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-You are required to purchase insurance
before embarking on this tour. </span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">請務必為您自己購買全程交通醫療意外保</span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">險</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-If you have not already applied for the
Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA), you may do so at the
following website: </span><a href="http://www.estataiwan.com/"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">www.estataiwan.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">若您還沒有申請
美國入境電子落地簽證 請上美國在台協會官網連結之</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ESTA<span lang="ZH-TW">申請 費用</span>14<span lang="ZH-TW">元美 金 可線上刷卡
</span></span><a href="http://www.estataiwan.com/"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">www.estataiwan.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=855203484498524125" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-We suggest that you acquire American
currency from your bank here in Taiwan before departure. You may also exchange
money at the airport, but at a higher cost.
**REMEMBER the amount of money you take to the U.S. should not exceed
$10,000. </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">建議您出發前在您的銀行完成美鈔兌換
當然也可以在機場 換 只是您知道匯率不會好</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> **<span lang="ZH-TW">重要注意事項 入境美國現金不可超過一萬美 元</span>!!**</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-Our flight itinerary will take us from
Taoyuan International Airport to San Francisco to Philadelphia. We will then
take a charter bus to the hotel in Lancaster City. </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">本行程由桃園中正國際機場出發,到達舊金山,再轉機到費城機場,接著轉乘接駁巴士到</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">蘭卡斯特郡</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">.</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-As the departure date nears, we will be in
touch with you what time to meet at the Taoyuan International Airport. It is
imperative that you arrive on time so we will be able to process documents as
efficiently as possible.<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">出發前我們會通知 您幾點到桃園機場集合
請盡量準時到達 好讓我們進行必要作業 <span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Suggested
items to bring on the trip:</span></u></b><b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> </span><b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">建議攜帶物</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">品</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">:</span></u></b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></u><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Enough
money for shopping, and for several meals</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">帶夠現金 信用卡以利 瞎拼及吃飯</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pair of boots or old sneakers for farm-related activities </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">舊球鞋或是好穿 的靴</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">子</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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jacket/hat/gloves and warm clothes. October temperatures in Pennsylvania range
from 10 to 20 degrees Celsius</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. <span lang="ZH-TW">夾克帽子手套等保暖衣物賓州在十月份溫度在</span>10<span lang="ZH-TW">到</span>20<span lang="ZH-TW">度左</span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">右</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Century Gothic";">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">A
small pocket notebook and pen for English class. </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">上英文課要記筆記小鈔 用的筆記本和</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">筆</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Please
be aware:</span></u></b><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> </span></b><b><u><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">請了解以下</span></u></b><b><u><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:<span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b><br />
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">A continental breakfast will be served every
morning at the hotel, consisting of bread, muffins, cereal, yogurt and fruit.
If you prefer other choices, there are several eateries within blocks of the
hotel</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. <span lang="ZH-TW">酒店每天早上會為各位準備大陸式早餐 內容是麵包瑪芬喜瑞爾優格及水果
如果您 喜歡別的 酒店外面有很多店可以選</span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">擇</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">Tipping as a custom can be confusing. Here
are general guidelines to keep in mind: </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">我們常會對於美國收小費的標準有點搞不清楚
請參考以下</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> -tip
15 -20% of pre-tax bill at restaurants
</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong;">在餐廳買單時約加上</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">15</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong;">到</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">20</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">趴</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> -tip
$1 per bag to doormen at the hotel </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong;">酒店搬行李一件</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">1</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; mso-bidi-font-family: PMingLiU;">元</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-tip $2 per night to housekeepers at the
hotel<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong;">一個房間一天</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">2</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong;">元</span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"> -Four
meals (2 lunches, and 2 suppers) will not be included in the tour package. There will be
a wide variety of restaurants for you to
choose from with prices ranging from $7 to $30 per meal.<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">此行將有兩次午餐兩次 晚餐您自己買單
不在團費裡面 因為要讓您自己體驗自己決定市區內每 一家</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"<span lang="ZH-TW">都看起來不能不試試看</span>"<span lang="ZH-TW">的不錯餐廳 價格上大約在</span>7<span lang="ZH-TW">到</span>30<span lang="ZH-TW">元之間</span>
(<span lang="ZH-TW">稅外加喔</span>!) </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">-Along with payment, please send an email to
Terry at </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">minawang9744@gmail.com,</span>
<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: FangSong;">listing your name, ID number, choice of in-flight meal (vegetarian or
standard), and any other information we need to be made aware of.<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">團費繳交後請電郵至</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">minawang9744@gmail.com</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">寫下您的護照全名飛機餐飲指定葷素
及您需要我們知道的其他事項 我們會開立收據給您以資證明</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">For
more information, contact Terry at </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">0933768583. </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: "Century Gothic"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">詳細情形請聯絡王臺瑞</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: MS-Gothic;">0933768583</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">We
hope you can join us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">希望有共鳴的朋友們加入我們</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">!</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: MS-Gothic;">敬好</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">,</span><span style="font-family: FangSong; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif";">Terry
and </span><span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif;">Lillian </span></div>
KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-31378108778526639312015-07-16T08:52:00.001-07:002015-07-16T08:52:32.843-07:00Homeschooling at its finestWe recently befriended a family living nearby who raise shrimp. Their water supply flows down from the mountains in the west. They have one pool that is teeming with tilapia. They must have accidentally been washed down the pipes, because our friends say they didn't do anything to bring about this bountiful protein source.<br />
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Well, I'm sure they didn't know what they were getting into when they kindly welcomed us to come fish anytime. So far, the kids have gone to their house to fish two, maybe three times. They would go every day if they could.<br />
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This family is so nice! The first time we went, we had asked on a whim. They said we could come right over. We spent the next two hours fishing and talking. Good times! And the kids actually caught some fish! What a feeling!<br />
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They saved the fish for us in a net compartment, and brought them over the next evening. Joseph and Anna were beside themselves with excitement that they had a chance to do one of their favorite jobs: gut the fish.<br />
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I'm happy they like to gut fish; I'm happy Anna likes to eat fish eyes, I'm happy Lydia begs for the bum of the roast chicken; I'm happy that all three devour the sliced pig ear when we go to a nearby shop to eat; I'm happy they slurped up those squid legs with relish when our neighbor gave us two whole fresh creatures to cook. I'm getting carried away. All this to say, I'm free. Let them enjoy those delicacies. I'm content to watch with morbid curiosity. Let them gut all the fish they want. I'm content to wash, salt, and roast them.<br />
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...which is what we did that evening. They were delicious! And all the more so because of the work that went into it. I wish I could find a way to measure how much confidence they gained in the process.<br />
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Thank you, Men-Feng and Pei-Ting!<br />
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Oh yes, and to boot, all of this busyness happened with this as a backdrop. It never gets old.<br />
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Homeschooling at its finest!<br />
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Those are heirloom roma tomatoes. Next year, I'm planting them earlier to maybe get a whole jar of tomato sauce out of them. Ken seems to like pumpkin flowers in his omelet, so I'm not completely disappointed that this particular plant has only churned out males flowers so far. The okra are coming steadily, and the long bean will begin to overwhelm us (like zucchini) pretty soon. </div>
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-67334560594282179602015-07-01T08:07:00.000-07:002015-07-01T08:07:19.811-07:00So fake it till you make it really works!Two and a half years ago, when we started sharing space with every sort of flying and crawling creature, I determined in my heart to hide from my kids my disgust for caterpillars. I didn't want them to develop the same reaction. So whenever we saw some huge, bulbous thing crawling on the ground, I would exclaim with wonder at its beauty, etc.<br />
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Well, this worked. Too well. Lydia loves millipedes, grasshoppers, inchworms, caterpillars - anything, grabable, she will grab. Sadly, most of them are furnished with cute little "house" and left to die in their plastic prison. Unintentional neglect.<br />
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But on the bright side, I was surprised to notice a subtle shift in my own attitude toward crawling things. The more I touched Lydia's pets at her insistence, the less I minded. I even got to the point where picking worms off my cauliflower was no big deal. See below.<br />
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Today took things to a whole new level.<br />
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Lydia found an extra fat, really fast worm almost running along the cement. Of course, she immediately tried to pick it up. As soon as she touched it, it made a sudden twisting, jumping motion that made us all take a small step backward. I told Lydia that this was its only defense mechanism against a world full of predators. It became like a toy - every time she touched it, it would make spastic motions. So much power in such a tiny little worm! I'm sure that instinct helped the little fellow escape many near-death encounters. God has everything worked out to a "T'.<br />
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Anyway, Lydia eventually picked it up, and started carrying it around. It got used to her hand quickly, and the two were inseparable for the next hour.<br />
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What I couldn't believe, is that when Lydia brought it over to me, and insisted I pet it, I looked at it, and felt a mustard seed of affection. It was so cute and fat! This feeling actually grew!<br />
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There is a certain feeling one gets when they see an adorable baby with soft, pudgy cheeks. Those cheeks just have to be kissed....<br />
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Well, believe it or not, the same feeling welled up within my chest, and yup, it's true - Reader, I kissed it!<br />
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I was not going to let this little cutie meet the same fate as the others. After Lydia tried to feed it every kind of leaf in the yard to no avail, I demanded that she let the little presh go. He wasn't even defending himself anymore, he was so weary. So Lydia put him in a special spot in the grass, and looked in on him occasionally. Who knows if he will be there tomorrow? Deep down, I'm hoping he will. :P</div>
KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-59978550546150623332015-06-23T08:39:00.001-07:002015-06-23T08:39:58.223-07:00Dutch BlitzThere is nothing like a hearty game of Dutch Blitz...<br />
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With good friends.<br />
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Steven and his family have been so helpful to us since we moved here. Details of their kindness need their own post.KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-7444188802015742072015-06-10T07:30:00.000-07:002015-06-10T07:30:05.059-07:00new laobanI'm fixing to have the kids take over Hen & Chicks as soon as possible. They made these cinnamon rolls themselves a while back. (with the help of the thermomix, of course)<br />
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-82045630263378763062015-06-03T07:42:00.002-07:002015-06-03T07:42:50.315-07:00Fading memoriesI'm going through old pictures in preparation for our end-of-year homeschooling presentation. I need to prove that we have been diligently dispensing knowledge on a daily basis. Thankfully, I don't need to prove this. The committee is obliging and supportive. Nevertheless, I'm going to try to give off the impression that all we do around here learn and create in peace and harmony. Thanks to Jin-li for the idea she gave me long ago - simply glue photo documentation to A4 paper, and have the kids write about what they did. In no time, we'll have a folder full of cute, creative projects. Never mind that they occurred perhaps twice a month. So anyway, I'm taking a happy trip down memory lane of this past year. I want to write down as many memories here as possible before they slip into the fog of my 37 year old brain.<br />
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For example, I wish I could remember what song these three were dancing to here:<br />
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The "strange hand" (excavator) came in for a few days.<br />
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But that was a few months back. So our land looks different now.<br />
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We have planted several hundred trees.<br />
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And all the original vegetation is growing back with a vengeance.<br />
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KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-21569890191505107072015-05-15T07:36:00.001-07:002015-05-15T07:36:47.637-07:00Hen & ChicksHere at Hen & Chicks, we just got through our most hectic work day to date. A friend of ours arranged to host his class reunion, and asked if he could bring them to our place to visit. So we settled on breakfast for twenty-six people. I was nervous for about a week leading up to that morning. Our breakfast menu is sandwiches, cranberry orange streusel, cookies, season fruit and soy milk. I went over again and again every little ingredient and when to prepare it. Usually Ken helps a lot with getting plates out to customers, but this time he would need to be out there socializing with all them folks. So I prepped the kids. They have helped a lot in the past, and made a tidy sum as a result. But this time I asked for double the speed and all hands on deck (yup, Lydia). I asked family and some friends for prayer, and....<br />
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....all went well! Of course it was a lot more chaotic than I had hoped. What was supposed to be two tidy groups eating breakfast in shifts (we only had seating or 15), turned out to be one big cloud of humans, sitting, standing, strolling - all smiling and content. So I just churned out sandwiches and goodies as fast as I could. Despite all my planning, the pace was still a little too slow. Oh well. They didn't seem to notice much. All three kids delivered food, and brought in dirty dishes as fast as they were available. Then they were washed and re-used right away. Susan, whose husband hosted his classmates, came in and helped wash dishes and serve. Live saver!! Thank you, Susan! <br />
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Eventually, everyone said they were full. I couldn't believe it. Did my kitchen really churn out 31 breakfasts (including us, you see)? And no one was going hungry? Wow. All really went well! And the kids got a raise.<br />
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Now I have new respect for those breakfast shop people who do this everyday, seemingly effortlessly.<br />
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Thanks for your prayers, friends! I felt them keenly when, for lunch that day, Ken put some dumplings in the pot to cook, and the gas ran out within seconds. Any sooner, and I would have been stuck halfway through scrambling eggs for the sandwiches. God is good!<br />
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At the end, we sang a few songs together.<br />
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Good times all around!<br />
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-55323986836839182912015-05-06T07:24:00.001-07:002015-05-06T07:24:29.572-07:00ThermomixWhere would I be without my Therms? It does everything. We bought it in anticipation of starting our baking business. We hoped it would ease the labor involved. And indeed it has. Everything I make for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HenandChicksTaidong?fref=ts" target="_blank">Hen and Chicks</a> (Ken's idea. Love it) comes out of Thermy's trusty stainless steel bowl.<br />
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But not only that, it helps with all sorts of everyday things. I will never again boil eggs in a pot. My Thermy can handle that job easily. My soups are silkier than ever.<br />
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I even took the class to become a Thermomix "advisor". So I can sell them now. It's not really my personality, but really it's not hard to talk about something you believe in. I actually sold one so far. :)<br />
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Best of all, it is a wonderful homeschooling tool. The kids love to make steamed buns (mantou) on their own using Therms.<br />
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The market for these things is really growing in the East, but not really in the States. It needs to. These are the best.<br />
<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-47913692860003085202015-05-05T08:15:00.002-07:002015-05-05T08:15:39.924-07:00Thank you, Kerry, for the friendly reminder!<br />
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A lot has happened in the past few months, and it's time to document some of it.<br />
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I had three requests of God about the new place we were hoping to find after our Dulan lease ran out:<br />
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1. close to our land (which we bought almost two years ago. Half an hour drive from Dulan)<br />
2. A yard<br />
3. Clean house (I make a beeline to the kitchen of any potential rental. Then to the bathroom)<br />
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He answered them all! Above and beyond!<br />
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We now live ten minutes away from our land.<br />
Thank you, Lord!<br />
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They explained our life pretty accurately!KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-77550240354022823312014-12-10T06:04:00.000-08:002014-12-10T06:04:01.201-08:00We love it here!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, hope to write more later.KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-58850620701199590442014-11-17T05:36:00.000-08:002014-12-28T19:37:42.058-08:00TVBS InterviewIt aired! Not as devastating as I thought! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jZKpcFKJiCI" target="_blank">Here</a> is a preview of the clip from youtube. Only a few grammar errors and mispronunciations. We saw the full fifteen minute clip two days ago (I don't have a link to that yet). It was pretty good! They did keep the guitar playing in, though. Oh well. Now all we need to do is sit back and wait for families to move in droves to the countryside and till the land.<br />
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-61201729455687962462014-10-29T07:23:00.000-07:002014-10-29T07:23:10.401-07:00We're moving!In a few short weeks, this will be our new front yard!<br />
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This seaside rental is just seven plus minutes away from our land. God seemed to set it right in our laps. It will be a challenge - just one big room plus a kitchen and bathroom - but we're excited about it! As soon as we returned home from signing the lease, Joseph went up to the attic and started dragging things down to pack. I'm glad he started; it's always so hard to start. But now we're almost halfway through, thanks to a few friends with trucks and vans.<br />
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-15928499445612060322014-10-20T08:05:00.000-07:002014-10-20T08:05:29.853-07:00Teaching Right and Left: a brilliant accident...because isn't that how many discoveries are made? Through accidents of all kinds? I think this is God's way of reminding us where all knowledge lies. Human effort accounts for very little. <br />
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Anyway, a while ago, I think I wrote about Lydia's amazing ability at losing her flip-flops. Well, it happened again. She lost one of her new black flip flops only days after we bought them for her. I'm so glad I didn't throw away the remaining flip flop from her last pair, because it just so happened that she lost the right (both meanings) one, so now she has one black flip, and one pink flop.<br />
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Just today, while we were waiting for Joseph and Anna to get out of their once-a-week classes, Lydia and I hopped around on the hopscotch squares at school.<br />
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Then all of a sudden, it came to me! I explained to her that anytime she wanted to know which side of her was the left side, she could look down, and find her black flip flop. Same with right and pink. In fact, she can always remember that pink is right because that's <b>right -</b> Lydia loves pink.<br />
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After a few practice drills, she got it. Now all I need to do is review a few times a day for a few days, and I bet she'll get it for good.<br />
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Accidents are so handy sometimes. :)<br />
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I also remember being mesmerized by the smooth, dancing coils of colored pencil shavings when I was a little girl.<br />
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If we ever do manage to build a house, Anna is determined to have a "pretty party room" all to herself, preferably up in a tree. This room would be used to pretty oneself up in preparation for a party...I think. In anticipation of that room, Anna decided to make a pretty party station. This piece of cardboard is now completely covered with all kinds of origami gadgets.<br />
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That nail polish stand is very sturdy! It is still standing today. Sadly, the polish didn't last as long. I knocked it over a few days ago. I can't believe I let her choose purple nail polish as a replacement.<br />
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This is Joseph's rocket. Or maybe it's a satellite that will shed most of its body in space. He started using a rocket app developed by NASA recently; I'm pretty sure that is what inspired him.<br />
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Below is Joseph playing with the eye. He was on cloud nine after being told he could work it a little by himself. To him there is nothing more beautiful than a complicated web of buttons and dials. He actually doesn't like things that are too high tech because they look too plain and simple on the surface. </div>
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The girls were happy too. They made friends with both ladies of the crew.<br />
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There was even time for a nail polish party.<br />
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They got footage of everything. Here, Ken is leading Joseph through Proverbs.<br />
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Here, we are getting ready for a lunch of roast chicken.<br />
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We hope that whoever ends up watching this will feel the urgency to re-arrange priorities for the sake of family, if need be.KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-38672355701135154142014-09-24T07:02:00.002-07:002014-09-24T07:02:47.511-07:00Lydia colored a sturdy dark skinned girl!I don't remember having these thoughts so early. Lydia is four years old, and is already comparing herself to what she sees around her.<br />
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"Mommy, I wish my skin was lighter."<br />
"Mommy, I wish I had yellow hair."<br />
"I like blue eyes better."<br />
"I want to be thin. Mommy, do I look thin?" (sucking in her stomach)<br />
"Anna, you are so thin; I want to be really thin."<br />
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These were not all spoken at once. Lydia isn't constantly thinking of her appearance. But I have heard variations of these phrases every now and then. Very unsettling. Every time I hear her make these comments, I try my best, in a very relaxed, conversational way, to ask her why she wants these traits, and then we talk about the benefits and beauty of her brown eyes, brown skin, and dark hair. I try to be careful, in my enthusiasm, not to veer too far in the other direction, and declare darker to be better. Nevertheless, I can't resist reminding her that our kind of skin can handle the sun better than lighter skin.<br />
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This is what I told Joseph when he was dealing with names like "little black person" (小黑人). Now, he proudly flaunts his victory whenever we put our arms together for a skin tone contest. He is happily the darkest person in our family. He and Anna actually help me point out all the benefits of our skin tone to Lydia. Every time, she listens with interest, and appears satisfied. But still, the comments pop up. Her drawings mostly show women with blond (rather, bright yellow) hair, and tiny waists.<br />
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How could this have started so early? I remember my own dreams. I wanted long straight hair that blew in the wind. I was built more stocky like Lydia, so I also envied Sara's smaller boned frame, which was a lot like Anna's Asian build. But I'm pretty sure I didn't think much of these things at four years old. ....Well, we did watch Frozen. Almost impossible not to. And Cinderella. And Alice in Wonderland. And since we recently watched Peter Pan, the girls have repeatedly requested Tinkerbell printables (plus all her hourglass shaped friends. They still don't know that Tinkerbell has her own movie. I don't plan on telling them either :P) to color.<br />
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So that is part of the answer right there. She sees these beautiful, impossibly thin characters in these movies, and wants to be like them. So simple. Since it would be very hard to block all distorted images from her world, my strategy is to use these moments when her ideas and wishes are spoken as a chance to explain how these characters are not realistically shaped; how to be that thin would be dangerous and unhealthy; how God made so many colors in the world, because He knew that they were all so beautiful. Part II of my strategy is to be intentional about the women Joseph, Anna and Lydia are exposed to as role models. Certainly there are books and perhaps even movies that portray women of all colors in a healthy and proportioned way, that are overflowing with patience and kindness. I hope. For starters, we can spend time imagining together what so many brave women from the Bible may have looked like.<br />
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Today, Lydia asked for a piece of paper and busily started coloring with markers. Her preferred medium is ink or graphite, so I was curious what she would draw this time. This is what she showed me: <br />
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"Does she look nice? Not too thin, and not too fat?"<br />
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"Perfect!", I said, "She looks like she can do a lot of hard work without breaking in half! She looks like she can dance and play and not get tired!"<br />
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Lydia was pleased. I was elated. I still am. This woman's pose is full of confidence, and her bare feet (a shocker, as almost all of Lydia's ladies have high heels) can handle the roughest of terrains.<br />
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I have no doubt that this beautiful woman can carry a bucket full of water on her head without breaking a sweat.KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-35403742892665591922014-09-18T08:10:00.000-07:002014-09-18T08:10:54.220-07:00Bibi and Lydia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Exactly like Bibi.</div>
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<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-77173101102082195682014-09-06T06:53:00.000-07:002014-09-06T06:53:04.411-07:00DIY HalloweenCan it be this easy?<br />
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A few months ago, I told Anna that she can have the privilege of planning a Halloween activity this year.<br />
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It has been only recently that the kids have become aware of Halloween, and want to do something special. I am just not skilled in event planning, so holidays and birthdays are daunting for me. This is the main reason all our kids were born in January. (I have God to thank for this; we almost messed it up) One party, and it's over.<br />
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Anyway, besides telling them about reformation day, I was at a loss at how to plan a non-scary, non-evil, fun, very simple, very VERY simple Halloween party.... until that suggestion just came out of my mouth. Anna loved the idea.<br />
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Well, just today, I heard Joseph and Anna discussing it. Joseph was explaining to Anna the definition of "donate". His idea was for all three of them to donate some of their hard earned money to make Halloween happen.<br />
Suddenly I had a brilliant idea: "Baba and I can donate as well!"<br />
"Really?!" <br />
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That is when the homeschooling wheels started turning in my head. I explained how organizations that need money for a good cause have to write what they are doing, and what their budget will be in a report (oops. I should have said proposal). Then they have to find someone rich, submit it, and wait for approval. I suggested they do the same. Anna started writing immediately. Here is the unfinished list:<br />
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At this rate, all will go most well. In fact, I even offered the idea of adding some sort of treat to the list that perhaps they could make themselves.<br />
This just may turn out to be a complete DIY Halloween.<br />
I'm freeeeee!!<br />
<br />KLJALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14574251394849730033noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-855203484498524125.post-10337391865510346322014-09-03T07:30:00.001-07:002014-09-03T07:31:29.714-07:00First day of school<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The first day of school went well! Every time we mentioned taking Anna to school for Chinese class, she would protest. She's a homebody like me. After the first day, though, I think she has changed. We will probably take Joseph and Anna once a week - maybe twice - and perhaps let Lydia join Taiwanese (as opposed to Chinese) class at the same time.</div>
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....but if schedules don't match, Lydia and I will probably park ourselves at the cute stone table and wait.<br />
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No doubt, Lydia will be drawing pretty ladies with hoof hands. She says hooves are easier to draw than real hands. She'll start drawing real hands when she's six, she says.<br />
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I was impressed with Anna's calm exterior at recess time. She walked determinedly into the fray, scouting out where she could inject herself. I knew she felt nervous inside, but she hid it well. All my kids have been much braver than I was when it came to interacting with peers.<br />
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That crowd had too many boys, so off she went to hunt for some girls...<br />
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And she found them! Her classmates. She stood there while I encouraged her to ask to join. I just couldn't resist. Sometimes all a person needs is a little help over the first obstacle, and the rest will be smooth sailing. After a few minutes, I asked for her. "Can Anna play with you?" "Sure!" was the immediate response.<br />
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...and this picture about sixty seconds later. She's in! That's all it took. <br />
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In my hurry to document Anna's day, I left my purse and Lydia at the stone table. I suddenly remembered, and rushed back to make sure they were both okay. Both were gone. And than I saw this little lovely walking toward me. Lydia told me she was afraid someone might take my purse away, so she took it with her. So so sweet!<br />
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Joseph had to miss recess to sign his twelve plus books. He is so excited that they teach Science in third grade.<br />
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All in all, it was a pleasant morning. I wasn't nearly as uptight as I was when Joseph first went to school so long ago. I guess we all are changing.<br />
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